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Category Archives: Faith

A Model of Christian Faith

Authentic John Posted on January 21, 2016 by John SmythJanuary 21, 2016

Wonderful Father John Duncan is a model of Christian faith for me. Kind, sincere in his words, restful of sensitive service to others, and always quietly praying for holiness, he is my life’s best model. Seasoned with dear love, sincerely … Continue reading →

Our Starry Night at TPCC

Authentic John Posted on November 10, 2014 by John SmythOctober 29, 2015

This is a story for my school newspaper- “When I was planted in a prom for the disabled at Traders Point Christian Church (“TPCC”) as a spy for The Reveille on November 7, wonders about what such a dance would … Continue reading →

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Experience of a Just Society

Authentic John Posted on July 22, 2014 by John SmythNovember 12, 2015

Walking with campers this year powerfully gave me an appreciation for wasted potential in so many who see life with suffering’s awesome prism of quiet pithy sunken wisdom. Behind the stares and stuck expressions were weary designs reaching so deeply … Continue reading →

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Camp and School – 2

Authentic John Posted on July 22, 2014 by John SmythNovember 12, 2015

The world of camp is a world apart from the one I usually jet around in. Real witness to full swirling quietly walking expressions awesomely quaint in love for God and others is all that matters. Love for all is … Continue reading →

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Excellence and What Lasts

Authentic John Posted on July 3, 2014 by John SmythNovember 12, 2015

My dad asked me who I am rooting for to win the World Cup now that the US is out. I typed, ‘Sports is about excellence, not lasting knowledge.’ He asked, “what is about lasting knowledge?” I typed, “Spiritual saintliness … Continue reading →

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Are We Fundamentally Good or Evil?

Authentic John Posted on January 14, 2014 by John SmythNovember 3, 2015

Patient willing leaves us wanting the world to be more good than evil. Really, though, independent evaluation peels back the reality that testers wonder whether decisions knowingly are made for the good of others or not. They tell us that … Continue reading →

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Time and Purpose

Authentic John Posted on September 15, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 13, 2016

Easy understanding of life’s seasons, always present, nesting quiet dreams into records in precious time, feeding the beast of history from the promise of today. Really patient sands of each moment want sacrifice to the extraordinary, noting awesomeness is only … Continue reading →

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Questions for atheist friends

Authentic John Posted on July 12, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 15, 2016

I asked these questions of a priest friend after his talk on atheism: Thanksgiving is something based in our relationship with God.  Where does an atheist look for thankfulness? Where was any real place for wonder for an atheist, or … Continue reading →

Our One Task

Authentic John Posted on July 10, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 15, 2016

Last week I powerfully learned about wanting some sacrificial and wonderful grace quite awesomely and quietly. When awful sin separated us from good, we set ourselves apart from God.  This resulted in a wanting and sin-filled state.    We fell … Continue reading →

Autism, Algebra, and the Almighty, part 2

Authentic John Posted on July 9, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 15, 2016

Taking the algebra exam, all answers seemed wrong and what was right was hidden. When I realized I was in trouble, awesome God was all anyone could have.   So awesome peace came over me all at once. Suddenly, quite … Continue reading →

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Algebra, Autism and the Almighty, part 1

Authentic John Posted on June 15, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 15, 2016

Patience and inspiration in Algebra go together. When bathing in awesome equations of polynomials, the mystery of what is what always challenges one to consider quietly wasting each moment in surprise and limited understanding or to literally embrace opportunities to … Continue reading →

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A New Reality

Authentic John Posted on May 12, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 15, 2016

Wanting to live inside of love’s abundant embrace patiently assumes reality warranted by my ability to understand God’s power. All ways of allowed language seem artfully and poetically to create and distort the only truth that is real.   Issuing from the power … Continue reading →

Midget Thinking and Midget Rule

Authentic John Posted on April 21, 2013 by John SmythJanuary 20, 2016

Really, assuming safe competence is only a problem when experts have polluted your brain with thinking that lastingly blinds your powerful ability to know otherwise. Perhaps we could think of them as midgets convincing the rest of the world that … Continue reading →

O Ye of Little Faith

Authentic John Posted on February 18, 2012 by John SmythJanuary 12, 2016

“Oh Ye Of Little Faith” The Bible tells us to trust in the Lord, and while I really wanted to, I had totally given up on almost all of my dreams of being a normal kid. You see I have … Continue reading →

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